Which to use
“ak” is a noun and “am” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,974
- “ak” frequency rank
- #2,705
- “am” frequency rank
- 18679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ak | am |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | irmão (que não é o primogênito) | o / a usado com substantivos masculinos no caso nominativo singular quando a palavra começar com as letra b, f, m, p |
Letter map: ak vs am
Shared letters muted; letters that set ak and am apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ak and am
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ak is anoun and amanarticle. On the page they differ by a single letter - k in “ak” becomes m in “am”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ak is recorded at frequency rank #15,974, classified as anoun, pronounced /ák̚/. am is at rank #2,705, tagged as anarticle.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18679, this pair ranks #52,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ak vs am
Shared letters: a. Private to "ak": k. Private to "am": m.
"ak" · 2 letters · shape VC · "am" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "ak" vs "am" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ak" and "am". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ak" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "am" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ak" and "am" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ak". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,248 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.